CHS Media Center Newsletter

• April is National School Library Month! Try our library trivia challenge for a chance to win a prize!
• Join Our Spring Reading Challenge!

• Learn more with our April resource collections: Arab American Heritage Month, Poetry Month, Autism Awareness Month, Deaf History Month, Earth Day, Test Prep
• Spotlight on Digital Citizenship: AI Algorithms - How Well Do They Know You?

April is National School Library Month, a time to recognize the vital role school libraries play in fostering a love of learning, encouraging curiosity, and supporting student success. Check out our School Library Month digital collection of videos, articles, and fun library-themed books!

To celebrate, we’re inviting you to test your knowledge with our Library Trivia Challenge! Discover fascinating facts about library history and take the quiz for a chance to win a prize! 📖✨

Emeraude Blade, 10th Grader

Lalla-Aicha Moulaye, 10th Grader

Spring is in the air, and so are great stories! To celebrate School Library Month, we are launching the Spring Reading Challenge.

Complete as many reading "tasks" as you can this month! See the task categories below:

• The "New Growth" Challenge: Read a book by an author you’ve never read before.
• The "Spring Cleaning" Challenge: Read a book that has been on your "To-Read" list for a long time.
• The "Rainy Day" Challenge: Read a book with a blue cover or water on the cover.
• The "Blooming" Challenge: Read a book with flowers, trees, or nature on the cover.
• The "Earth Day" Challenge: Read a non-fiction book about nature, animals, or the environment.
• The "Spring Break" Challenge: Read a book set in a different country or a place you’d like to visit.
• The "Sunny Day" Challenge: Read a book that makes you feel happy or is a "feel-good" story.
• The "Equinox" Challenge: Read a book where the main character undergoes a big change or transformation.

Each book you read and log through this form earns you an entry into our Spring Prize Drawing.

Stop by the media center to find the book for you, or check out the Sora reading app for free ebooks and audiobooks.

Happy spring reading!

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Throughout this school year, students will participate in digital citizenship lessons during their advisory period. These lessons will focus on the responsible, ethical, and informed use of technology and the internet. Digital citizenship includes understanding how to interact safely and respectfully online, protect personal information, recognize and prevent cyberbullying, and respect the intellectual property rights of others. To find out more about digital citizenship and why it's important, explore the Common Sense Education website.

In April, students will participate in an advisory lesson on AI Algorithms. The lesson will explore how AI algorithms can be helpful, but also how these algorithms can have unintended consequences, like creating filter bubbles, perpetuating bias, and undermining our creativity, choices, and opportunities. During this lesson we are going to think critically about how AI is shaping our experiences online in both helpful and harmful ways.

Questions? Stuck in your research?

Looking for your next great read?

Find Ms. Blanchard in the Media Center or contact her via:

Email: courtney_blanchard@mcpsmd.org

Website: Coyote Information Hub